Monthly-protector



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GERTRUDE CAMPBELL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

MONTH LY-PROTECTO R.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 276,770, dated May 1,1883.

A Appnation mea December so, lese. Modem thin andlexible material as notto be uncom` fortable to the wearer, and of suitable shape to retainliquids or to retain cloths as absorbers. I attain these results by theconstruction and general shape shown in the accompanying drawings, inwhicha Figure l is an elevation and longitudinal vertical section of theprotector. Fig. 2 is a plan view, and Fig. 3 is a cross-section at the Yopening.

a represents the waistband, whichis buckled around the waistfand fromwhich the protector g issuspended by the straps d and buckle b.

c is the opening for the passage ot' liquids, and through which clothsand suitable' absorbers are laid into the protector g until it isdesirable to replace them.

The protector g is made out of very thin water-proof material,and henceit is also very flexible and not as uncomfortable to the limbs, betweenwhich it is Worn, as some others which may or may not be patented, butare practically a stift U-shaped section of thick rubber and extremelyuncomfortable. As the weareris seated any liquid contained in theabsorbers may be squeezed into the ends e or e, and still be kept fromthe underclothing by the Water-proof qualitiesv of the bag or protectorg.

In Fig. 3, f and f' show how the protector bulges out sidewise, forminga larger space, capacity, or area, in which absorbers lie, than theopening c itself, thus keeping the absorbers in their proper place. Thisshape, as shown in the drawings, forms the improve,- mcnt for whichLetters Patent are asked, the crescent shape, as shown in Fig. l,thespace e c', and the opening into it, c. of smaller dimensions.

The radical difference between U shape or cup` shape sections and thetwo sections shown in Figs. I and 3 must be ver;7 apparent. In otherwords, the area or space below the opening c is partially covered, andalso several times larger than the opening itself. This is found to be avery necessary item, and hence deemed worthy ot Letters Patent.

I claim the same as follows:

The soft-rubber (or other water-proof maerial) inclosing-sack furnishedwith two straps at one end and one at the other, and with a centrallongitudinal opening cut out from the rubber for insertion ot' theordinary napkin, all as and for the purpose described.

GERTHUDE CAMPBELL.

Witnesses:

WM. F. HoWE, E. H. CAMPBELL.

